Supports
Storytelling
How well did the choreography support the
storytelling?
Did it advance the story, help reveal character, and add energy and excitement to the whole production? Did it keep with the style and genre of the piece? Did it blend with the music and/or the world in which the story was set? Or did it appear to have little association with the kind of story being told and didn’t appear well integrated with the rest of the production?
Creativity/Originality
How creative, interesting and original were the dance moves?
Were they fresh? Were the routines throughout the show varied?
Did it demonstrate a lot of exciting new ideas? If you’ve seen the
production before, how much appeared to be original choreography
and how much was restaged from other professional productions?
(Check the program for clues.) If there was restaged choreography
was it creatively and effectively adapted to the new environment?
Or have you seen this same choreography many times before in other
productions by other choreographers?
Level of
Difficulty
How difficult was it to compose and stage the
choreography?
Was the choreography complex or technically challenging (dream
ballets, tap, Fosse)? Were there large production numbers? Were
there many individual numbers? Did it utilize and blend a variety
of styles? Or was the amount and complexity of the choreography
very limited?
Execution
Was the choreography cleanly
executed?
Was it appropriately suited to the abilities and technique of
the performers? Did the performers appear well-rehearsed so their
timing was sharp, their steps in sync where appropriate and their
movements natural and fluid? Or did the performers appear
uncomfortable, unsure of what they were doing, or out of their
league relative to skills required by the
choreography?
Utilization of
Space
How well did the choreographer utilize the space
available?
Was the space utilized to the fullest necessary advantage in a creative and interesting way? Or did the stage often appear overcrowded, jammed up, or inappropriately unbalanced?